IN . PRAEDIS . JULIAE . S . P . F . FELICIS LOCANTUR BALNEUM . VENEREUM . ET . NONGENTUM . PERGULAE CENACULA . EX . IDIBUS . AUG . PRIORIS . IN . IDUS . AUG . SEXTAS . ANNOS . CONTINUOS . QUINQUE. S . Q . D . L . E . N . C. Which has been translated, “On the estate of Julia Felix, daughter of Spurius Felix, are to let from the 1st to the 6th of the ides of August (_i.e._, between August 6th and 8th), on a lease of five years, a bath, a venereum, and nine hundred shops, bowers, and upper apartments.”[12] The seven final initials, antiquaries, who profess to read what to others is unreadable, explain, “They are not to let to any person exercising an infamous profession.” But as this seems a singular clause where there is a _venereum_ to be let, other erudites have seen in it, “Si quis dominam loci eius non cognoverit,” and fancy that they read underneath, “Adeat Suettum Verum,” in which case the whole should mean, “If anybody should not know the lady of the house, let him go to Suettus Verus.” The following is another example of the way in which Roman landlords advertised “desirable residences,” and “commodious business premises”-- INSULA ARRIANA POLLIANA . GN . ALIF I . NIGID I MAI LOCANTUR . EX . I . JULIS . PRIMIS . TABERNAE CUM . PERGULIS . SUIS . ET COENACULA EQUESTRIA . ET . DOMUS . CONDUCTOR CONVENITO . PRIMUM GN . ALIF I NIGID I . MAI SER. Said to mean, “In the Arrian Pollian block of houses, the property of Cn. Alifius Nigidius, senior, are to let from the first of the ides of July, shops with their bowers, and gentlemen’s apartments. The hirer must apply to the slave of Cn. Alifius Nigidius, senior.” [Illustration: _WALL INSCRIPTIONS IN POMPEII.--Apparently remarks and opinions expressed by inhabitants, with reference to their fancies and favourites, in the circuses and at other public exhibitions._]